رمسٌa tomb لميخائيلَfor Mikhail قَدindeed نَزَلdescended الرِّضىdivine favor
رمسٌ لميخائيلَ قَد نَزَل الرِّضى
فيهِin it يُقارنُaccompanies رَحمةَthe mercy of اللَهGod العليthe Most High
فيهِ يُقارنُ رَحمةَ اللَه العلي
A tomb for Mikhail: divine favor has descended
A portrait of Michael in whom contentment descended
Into it, accompanying the mercy of God Most High.
In it he compares God's great mercy
مِنof آلthe family of خوريKhouri مِنamong سُراةِthe nobles of عشيرةٍa clan
مِن آل خوري مِن سُراةِ عشيرةٍ
هيَit فيin الشآمِthe Levant منof الطرازِthe rank الأَوَّلِthe first
هيَ في الشآمِ من الطرازِ الأَوَّلِ
Of the Khouri family, among the nobles of a clan
Of the Khouri family, from the chiefs of a clan
That is of the foremost rank in the Levant.
It in Syria is of the finest pedigree
وَردَcame to الديارَthe lands لِيَستطبَّto seek treatment فَخانَهُbut it betrayed him
وَردَ الديارَ لِيَستطبَّ فَخانَهُ
قَدرٌa stroke of fate مِنfrom الحَدثانِtime's calamities لَمdid not يَتمهَّلِtarry
قَدرٌ مِن الحَدثانِ لَم يَتمهَّلِ
He came to these lands seeking treatment, but was betrayed
And returned to his homeland to recover his estate
By a stroke of fate, one of time's calamities, that did not tarry.
A fate of tribulations did not wait
فَكَتبَتُso I wrote بالتاريخِwith the date فيهِon it قائِلاًsaying
فَكَتبَتُ بالتاريخِ فيهِ قائِلاً
ناحَlamented الحَمامُthe doves عَلىover غَريبِthe stranger المَنزلِthe dwelling
ناحَ الحَمامُ عَلى غَريبِ المَنزلِ
So I wrote upon it, recording the date, saying:
So I inscribed with the date therein saying
The doves mourned the stranger far from home.
The dove cries for the stranger in his lodging
Sol 6.1